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More than 100 Chinese ships are surrounding Taiwan, warns the head of the country’s National Security Council.

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 23/05/2026 at 19:04

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Trump’s announcement about sending 5,000 American soldiers to Poland was received with relief by European allies, but it also raised doubts within NATO about the United States’ strategy, the permanence of the troops, and the division of defense costs on the continent.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 23/05/2026 at 11:13

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Yesterday, on the 21st, President Lula stated that he fears an incursion by Donald Trump into the Amazon: while the Brazilian Army advances in a transformation policy that includes troop reorganization, use of technology, and 20% of the forces in a high state of readiness.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 22/05/2026 at 10:33

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The war that doesn’t appear on the front: the silent bomb of demographic collapse threatens Russia as Putin loses young people in Ukraine, babies in statistics, and talents in exile.

Noel Budeguer 22/05/2026 at 09:37

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G7 calls for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and warns of risks to the global economy but does not say how or when this will happen while the United States and the European Union diverge on easing sanctions on Russian oil with the barrel above 110 dollars.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 21/05/2026 at 17:47

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Portugal and Ireland strengthen migration barriers against Brazilians in 2025 with increased inspections at airports, expand control over irregular stays, and increase the number of travelers prevented from entering even with valid reservations and tickets.

Hilton Libório 21/05/2026 at 09:30

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Boeing delivers 3 units of the MQ-25A Stingray to the U.S. Navy with 7,250 kg of fuel and a range of 930 km — the first carrier-based drone in history.

Douglas Avila 21/05/2026 at 07:02

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U.S. Navy activates ODIN AN/SEQ-4 on USS Dewey, Stockdale, and Spruance — laser dazzler degrades Iranian drone sensors during Operation Epic Fury in the Red Sea

Douglas Avila 21/05/2026 at 06:47

Geopolitics

AeroVironment raises LOCUST X3 laser with 35 kilowatts and AI-targeting AV_Halo, takes down drone swarm for less than $5 per shot aboard the USS George H.W. Bush

Douglas Avila 21/05/2026 at 06:17

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While the Brazil-Peru rail has been under study for 11 years, China-Brazil unlock the $18.5 billion bi-oceanic corridor Manaus-Chancay to challenge the Panama Canal

Douglas Avila 21/05/2026 at 06:02

Geopolitics

BRICS avoids anti-Western rhetoric in meeting on Iran war and shows India’s attempt to contain polarization

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 20/05/2026 at 17:15

Geopolitics

Chinese Navy oceanographic ship arrives in Bahia weeks after a US report points to suspected strategic presence of Beijing in the South Atlantic, placing Brazil at the center of the silent dispute between Washington and China in South America.

Valdemar Medeiros 20/05/2026 at 16:15

Geopolitics

More than 100 Chinese ships are surrounding Taiwan, warns the head of the country’s National Security Council.

Trump’s announcement about sending 5,000 American soldiers to Poland was received with relief by European allies, but it also raised doubts within NATO about the United States’ strategy, the permanence of the troops, and the division of defense costs on the continent.

Yesterday, on the 21st, President Lula stated that he fears an incursion by Donald Trump into the Amazon: while the Brazilian Army advances in a transformation policy that includes troop reorganization, use of technology, and 20% of the forces in a high state of readiness.

The war that doesn’t appear on the front: the silent bomb of demographic collapse threatens Russia as Putin loses young people in Ukraine, babies in statistics, and talents in exile.

G7 calls for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and warns of risks to the global economy but does not say how or when this will happen while the United States and the European Union diverge on easing sanctions on Russian oil with the barrel above 110 dollars.

Portugal and Ireland strengthen migration barriers against Brazilians in 2025 with increased inspections at airports, expand control over irregular stays, and increase the number of travelers prevented from entering even with valid reservations and tickets.

Boeing delivers 3 units of the MQ-25A Stingray to the U.S. Navy with 7,250 kg of fuel and a range of 930 km — the first carrier-based drone in history.

U.S. Navy activates ODIN AN/SEQ-4 on USS Dewey, Stockdale, and Spruance — laser dazzler degrades Iranian drone sensors during Operation Epic Fury in the Red Sea

AeroVironment raises LOCUST X3 laser with 35 kilowatts and AI-targeting AV_Halo, takes down drone swarm for less than $5 per shot aboard the USS George H.W. Bush

While the Brazil-Peru rail has been under study for 11 years, China-Brazil unlock the $18.5 billion bi-oceanic corridor Manaus-Chancay to challenge the Panama Canal

BRICS avoids anti-Western rhetoric in meeting on Iran war and shows India’s attempt to contain polarization

Chinese Navy oceanographic ship arrives in Bahia weeks after a US report points to suspected strategic presence of Beijing in the South Atlantic, placing Brazil at the center of the silent dispute between Washington and China in South America.

With billions in loans, China is rebuilding Nigeria’s railway network from scratch, abandoning the British colonial tracks that have turned to scrap and creating a corridor of over 1,300 km to take the load off the roads of Africa’s largest economy.

Forget petroleum-based asphalt: a Scottish company transforms 684,000 plastic bottles into one kilometer of road that is 60% more resistant and up to 10 times more durable, and the technology has already started replacing traditional asphalt in more than 30 countries.

Austrian engineers have developed an inflatable concrete technology that transforms flat slabs into domes using only air pressure, eliminating scaffolding and temporary forms, and potentially changing the way bridges, tunnels, and curved roofs are constructed worldwide.

China is building an artificial island in the middle of the sea, covering 20 km², to construct the largest offshore airport in the world, the Dalian Jinzhouwan. This $4.3 billion project is anchored on more than 3,000 pillars embedded in the rock beneath the ocean and is scheduled to open in 2035.

A robot named Walter does the work of five bricklayers per hour and can save the construction industry, where the average age of professionals is 46 years and almost no one wants to learn the trade anymore, in the United Kingdom.

Spain installs two giant pipelines 2.2 km off the coast to draw water from the Mediterranean and supply a megafacility capable of producing 200 million liters of drinking water per day.

Without wheels, iron, or machines, teams of up to 32 men would have dragged 2.3-ton blocks over wet sand up a ramp embedded in the pyramid itself, raising the structure in 20 to 27 years, according to a new computer model that reignites a millennia-old debate.